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The Open Video Conference was awesome.

Big congratulations to Dean and Elizabeth and Ben and all the other folks that worked so hard organizing the Open Video Conference this weekend. It was *fantastic*. There were wonderful speakers and more than 700 participants, a surge of interest in open video that was way beyond what we expected when we started working on this a year ago.

Best of all, it felt less like a conference and more like the start of a real movement; everyone was palpably excited. What makes open source, open standards, and open sharing so fun to work on is that we’re all building pieces of an open vision of the world, with each part working together. The Open Video Conference wasn’t a trade show of proprietary products– it was a huddle for everyone on Team Open to get ready for the next big push.

wow, i didn't even see that…
Was it added recently, like after the complaints ?

That text is too small and in the wrong place.
Was it placed there so people wouldn't see it ?
What person in there right mind can't see that that text is in the wrong place ?
Seems to be placed on that page so people _will_ miss it. I am beginning to trust miro less and less..

I mean as soon as the 'save to' dialog appears i choose a folder, click save and close that web tab/window _without_ reading anything on that page.
And i think that many people does the same thing.
The only time i read that page is when the download doesn't start.

James– OpenCandy is a service that we have been experimenting with to earn some revenue to support Miro development. They've had heard the complaints about privacy and I think have moved in the right direction, but we are currently re-evaluating our relationship and may make some changes shortly. I completely understand your concerns and I think you are asking the right questions, issues that we are also concerned about. Finding the right types of revenue opportunities that let us continue our work, but don't conflict with our mission is a challenge, and we're always trying to do better.

( i copied this comment from reply to Jesse, replys seem to be hidden samewhat so i put the it here too, and since this is a reply to nicholasPCF also )

wow, i didn't even see that…
Was it added recently, like after the complaints ?

That text is too small and in the wrong place.
Was it placed there so people wouldn't see it ?
What person in there right mind can't see that that text is in the wrong place ?
Seems to be placed on that page so people _will_ miss it. I am beginning to trust miro less and less..

I mean as soon as the 'save to' dialog appears i choose a folder, click save and close that web tab/window _without_ reading anything on that page.
And i think that many people does the same thing.
The only time i read that page is when the download doesn't start.

nicholasPCF
i can understand the reason (earn some revenue to support miro) behind what you did i just think that it was poorly executed and that it can be fixed/corrected if somebody pointed it out, which i did.
i hope that you can get that part right and proper because miro is a good idea/program and it should continue, improve and prosper.

After thought: Sorry if i sounded like a conspiracy nut in my last comment, hope you got my point though

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